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VW Shares Rise After Porsche Funding Plan Is Outlined (Bloomberg) - 12:08 ET Mar 12, 2010

seems likely that VW intends to raise a decent chunk of the required 4 billion euro ($5.5 billion) capital increase not via an equity issuance," but through a combination of bonds with warrants and convertible bonds, Dorothee Cresswell , a London based analyst at Nomura Holdings Inc., wrote in a research report. 
 
Share:  seems likely that VW intends to raise a decent chunk of the required 4 billion euro ($5.5 billion) capital increase not via an equity issuance," but through a combination of bonds with warrants and convertible bonds, Dorothee Cresswell , a London based analyst at Nomura Holdings Inc., wrote in a research report. Tweet this 

European Stocks Extend Gains After US Retail Sales Unexpectedly Advance (Bloomberg) - 09:10 ET Mar 12, 2010

"It seems likely that VW intends to raise a decent chunk of the required 4 billion euro capital increase not via an equity issuance, but through bonds with warrants and/or convertible bonds," wrote Dorothee Cresswell , a London based analyst at Nomura Holdings Inc., who raised the price estimate for VW's preferred shares to 89 euros from 82 euros. 
 
Share:  "It seems likely that VW intends to raise a decent chunk of the required 4 billion euro capital increase not via an equity issuance, but through bonds with warrants and/or convertible bonds," wrote Dorothee Cresswell , a London based analyst at Nomura Holdings Inc., who raised the price estimate for VW's preferred shares to 89 euros from 82 euros. Tweet this 

European Stocks Advance, Extending Second Weekly Gain; Asian Shares Rise (Bloomberg) - 06:57 ET Mar 12, 2010

"It seems likely that VW intends to raise a decent chunk of the required 4 billion euro capital increase not via an equity issuance, but through bonds with warrants and/or convertible bonds," wrote Dorothee Cresswell , a London based analyst at Nomura Holdings Inc., who raised the price estimate for VW's preferred shares to 89 euros from 82 euros. 
 
Share:  "It seems likely that VW intends to raise a decent chunk of the required 4 billion euro capital increase not via an equity issuance, but through bonds with warrants and/or convertible bonds," wrote Dorothee Cresswell , a London based analyst at Nomura Holdings Inc., who raised the price estimate for VW's preferred shares to 89 euros from 82 euros. Tweet this 

European Stocks Rise, Extending Weekly Gain; Asian Shares Climb (Bloomberg) - 03:58 ET Mar 12, 2010

"It seems likely that VW intends to raise a decent chunk of the required 4 billion euro capital increase not via an equity issuance, but through bonds with warrants and/or convertible bonds," wrote Dorothee Cresswell , a London based analyst at Nomura Holdings Inc., who raised the price estimate for VW's preferred shares to 89 euros from 82 euros. 
 
Share:  "It seems likely that VW intends to raise a decent chunk of the required 4 billion euro capital increase not via an equity issuance, but through bonds with warrants and/or convertible bonds," wrote Dorothee Cresswell , a London based analyst at Nomura Holdings Inc., who raised the price estimate for VW's preferred shares to 89 euros from 82 euros. Tweet this 

Largest Czech firms post lower sales last year, except CEZ (Prague Monitor) - 02:29 ET Mar 12, 2010

By contrast, car maker Skoda Auto, Agrofert Holding group active in agriculture, food and chemical industries, and petrochemical company Unipetrol posted lower profits last year. Experts say the drop in sales is related with the economic crisis while profits reveal a more effective management. "The story of each company is so different that it is difficult to find a common reason behind the increase in profits," UniCredit Bank analyst Pavel Sobisek told CTK. According to Sobisek, energy companies saw their sales fall due to lower demand for energy while profits rose due to timely setting up of favourable input and output prices 
Pavel Sobisek
Pavel Sobisek
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Share:  "The story of each company is so different that it is difficult to find a common reason behind the increase in profits," UniCredit Bank analyst <span class="analyst">Pavel Sobisek</span> told CTK. Tweet this 

Volkswagen's Million-Car U.S. March Off to Slow Start (BNET - Auto) - Mar 11, 2010

There's good news, and there's good news, Volkswagen (VLKAY. PK) style. The German automaker announced last year that it wants to sell 1 million cars a year in the U. S by 2018. 
Jim Henry
Jim Henry
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Share:  There's good news, and there's good news, <span class="company">Volkswagen</span> (VLKAY. PK) style. The German automaker announced last year that it wants to sell 1 million cars a year in the U. S by 2018. Tweet this 

No Signs Of Intelligent Life At VW (24/7 Wall St) - Mar 11, 2010

Like GM and Toyota (TM) before it, VW aims to be the largest car company in the world within a few years and plans to have a huge lead over its competition. In the meantime, VW said that in the fourth quarter of 2009 net income dropped 73% from the year earlier period to 257 million euros ($350.4 million). Revenue fell 1.2% to 28.03 billion euros. 
 
Share:  Like GM and Toyota (TM) before it, <span class="company">VW</span> aims to be the largest car company in the world within a few years and plans to have a huge lead over its competition. In the meantime, <span class="company">VW</span> said that in the fourth quarter of 2009 net income dropped 73% from the year earlier period to 257 million euros ($350.4 million). Revenue fell 1.2% to 28.03 billion euros. Tweet this 

The Skoda Conundrum (The Truth About Cars: Between the Lines) - Mar 11, 2010

Der Spiegel reports that Volkswagen CEO, Martin Winterkorn, is utterly fuming at Skoda. What could the reason be? Profits? 
 
Share:  Der Spiegel reports that <span class="company">Volkswagen</span> CEO, Martin Winterkorn, is utterly fuming at Skoda. What could the reason be? Profits? Tweet this 

Audi vows to get sales figure back on track (Financial Times) - Mar 09, 2010

Audi on Tuesday promised a swift return to pre crisis sales and higher profitability, after the premium carmaker reported a less dramatic profit drop in the past year than its main competitors.. The Volkswagen subsidiary on Tuesday reported a 42 
Arndt Ellinghorst
Arndt Ellinghorst
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Share:  Audi on Tuesday promised a swift return to pre crisis sales and higher profitability, after the premium carmaker reported a less dramatic profit drop in the past year than its main competitors. Tweet this 

Audi bolsters VW, forecasts better 2010 (The Irish Times - Business) - Mar 09, 2010

Although operating profit slumped by 42 per cent last year, income from interest on its huge cash pile as well as financial currency hedges lifted its earnings to €1.93 billion before tax , exceeding even that of parent VW by nearly €670 million. "Audi is definitely benefiting from being a part of the Volkswagen group and it is definitely doing a great job but these numbers almost seem to be too good to be true," Credit Suisse analyst Arndt Ellinghorst said. 
Arndt Ellinghorst
Arndt Ellinghorst
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Share:  "Audi is definitely benefiting from being a part of the <span class="company">Volkswagen</span> group and it is definitely doing a great job but these numbers almost seem to be too good to be true," Credit Suisse analyst <span class="analyst">Arndt Ellinghorst</span> said. Tweet this 

European Markets Rise On U.S. Jobs Data, Greece Relief - European Commentary (RTT News - European Market Updates) - Mar 05, 2010

Volkswagen, Europe's largest automaker, gained 3.3% after Citigroup upgraded the stock to "buy" from "hold." . 
 
Share:  Volkswagen, Europe's largest automaker, gained 3.3% after <span class="analyst">Citi</span>group upgraded the stock to "buy" from "hold." . Tweet this 

European Stocks Climb for Sixth Day; Rio Tinto, UBM Advance (Bloomberg) - Mar 05, 2010

Volkswagen , Europe's largest automaker, advanced 3.3 percent to 63.40 euros after Citigroup Inc upgraded the shares to "buy" from "hold.". 
 
Share:  Volkswagen , Europe's largest automaker, advanced 3.3 percent to 63.40 euros after <span class="analyst">Citi</span>group Inc upgraded the shares to "buy" from "hold.". Tweet this 

Allied Irish Banks climbs on hopes of sale (Financial Times) - Mar 05, 2010

Shares in Allied Irish Banks rose as much as 20 percent on Friday to hit a six week high, driven by speculation that it would manage to find investors for its assets.Its shares have leapt 42.8 per cent over the week.. Mark Roberts at Société 
 
Share:  Shares in Allied Irish Banks rose as much as 20 percent on Friday to hit a six week high, driven by speculation that it would manage to find investors for its assets. Tweet this 

European, US Stock-Index Futures Rise Before Payrolls Report (Bloomberg) - Mar 05, 2010

Volkswagen was upgraded to "buy" from "hold" at Citigroup. 
 
Share:  <span class="company">Volkswagen</span> was upgraded to "buy" from "hold" at <span class="analyst">Citi</span>group. Tweet this 

VW poised to reach out for carmaker crown (Financial Times) - Mar 02, 2010

The sight of the diminutive boss of Suzuki together with the towering chief executive and chairman of Volkswagen at the Geneva motor show on Monday night underscored both the opportunities and challenges facing the German carmaker.VW is on the cusp of 
Arndt Ellinghorst
Arndt Ellinghorst
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Share:  The sight of the diminutive boss of Suzuki together with the towering chief executive and chairman of Volkswagen at the Geneva motor show on Monday night underscored both the opportunities and challenges facing the German carmaker. Tweet this 

VW profit falls 80% as buyers favor less costly automobiles (The China Post - Business News) - Feb 28, 2010

New models at all divisions will help the group raise deliveries, revenue and operating profit in 2010, the company said today. "Volkswagen can't deny that the crisis had an impact on their model mix," said Horst Schneider, an HSBC Holdings Plc analyst in Dusseldorf, Germany. Fourth quarter operating profit, which Schneider calculated at 337 million euros, was "slightly weaker" than expected, reflecting the desire for smaller cars. Volkswagen's preferred shares fell 78 cents, or 1.3 percent, to 59.80 euros in Frankfurt trading, valuing the carmaker at 25.1 billion euros. Porsche Combination VW is combining with Porsche SE, the maker of the 911 sports car, and in January bought 19.9 percent of Suzuki Motor Corp., Japan's second largest minicar manufacturer, for US$2.5 billion 
Horst Schneider
Horst Schneider
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Share:  "<span class="company">Volkswagen</span> can't deny that the crisis had an impact on their model mix," said <span class="analyst">Horst Schneider</span>, an HSBC Holdings Plc analyst in Dusseldorf, Germany. Tweet this 

JLR Profits Up, VW Down. Say what? (The Truth About Cars: High Finance) - Feb 28, 2010

From Germany, the BBC (again) reports that Volkswagen AG's 2009 (full year) profits have dropped 80 percent despite record sales in China, the world's largest car market. Volkswagen announced profits of €960m ($1.31b) for 2009, down from €4.75b ($6b) in 2008 . But hey, even a €1 profit during carmageddon would count as a miracle. 
 
Share:  From Germany, the BBC (again) reports that <span class="company">Volkswagen AG</span>'s 2009 (full year) profits have dropped 80 percent despite record sales in China, the world's largest car market. Volkswagen announced profits of €960m ($1.31b) for 2009, down from €4.75b ($6b) in 2008 . But hey, even a €1 profit during carmageddon would count as a miracle. Tweet this 

VW Profit Falls 80% as Buyers Favor Less Costly Cars (Bloomberg) - Feb 26, 2010

New models at all divisions will help the group raise deliveries, revenue and operating profit in 2010, the company said today. "Volkswagen can't deny that the crisis had an impact on their model mix," said Horst Schneider , an HSBC Holdings Plc analyst in Dusseldorf, Germany. Fourth quarter operating profit, which Schneider calculated at 337 million euros, was "slightly weaker" than expected, reflecting the desire for smaller cars. Volkswagen's preferred shares fell as much as 2.4 percent to 59.11 euros and were down 1.2 percent as of 5:20 p.m in Frankfurt trading. The stock has declined 8.9 percent this year 
Horst Schneider
Horst Schneider
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Share:  "<span class="company">Volkswagen</span> can't deny that the crisis had an impact on their model mix," said <span class="analyst">Horst Schneider</span> , an HSBC Holdings Plc analyst in Dusseldorf, Germany. Tweet this 

Volkswagen 2009 Profit Falls 80% as Buyers Seek Smaller Cars (Bloomberg) - Feb 26, 2010

Group sales last year rose 1.1 percent to a record 6.29 million cars and sport utility vehicles, with growth at the namesake VW and Skoda divisions more than making up for a decline at Audi. "The quality of Volkswagen's sales took a hit during the recession," Daniel Schwarz, a Frankfurt based analyst at Commerzbank AG with a "buy" recommendation on the stock, said before the figures were released. 
Daniel Schwarz
Daniel Schwarz
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Share:  Group sales last year rose 1.1 percent to a record 6.29 million cars and sport utility vehicles, with growth at the namesake VW and Skoda divisions more than making up for a decline at Audi. "The quality of <span class="company">Volkswagen</span>'s sales took a hit during the recession," <span class="analyst">Daniel Schwarz</span>, a Frankfurt based analyst at Commerzbank AG with a "buy" recommendation on the stock, said before the figures were released. Tweet this 

Audi's stylish answer to the Mini (Money Week) - Feb 19, 2010

Toys Audi's stylish answer to the Mini Meet the "exciting new small Audi", says Sam Hardy in AutoExpress – a car that's "on the road to compact car glory". The A1 debuts at next month's Geneva Motor Show and is Audi's attempt to unseat BMW's Mini Available to order in May with prices from £13,000, it "will have BMW bosses worried" 
Cris Heaton
Cris Heaton
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Share:  Toys <span class="company">Audi</span>'s stylish answer to the Mini Meet the "exciting new small <span class="company">Audi</span>", says Sam Hardy in AutoExpress – a car that's "on the road to compact car glory". Tweet this 

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